Harry’s Circumcision (Reverie Gone Astray) - Lou Reed

Harry's Circumcision (Reverie Gone Astray) - Lou Reed

Looking in the mirror
对着镜子
Harry didn't like what he saw
哈利不喜欢看到镜中自己的模样
The cheeks of his mother the eyes of his father
他有像妈妈的一样脸型和像爸爸一样的眼睛
As each day crashed around him
他的生活简直度日如年
The future stood revealed
未来若隐若现
He was turning into his parents
他在变成他的父母
The final disappointment
他可不想这样
Stepping out of the shower
沐浴后出来
Harry stared at himself
哈利盯着自己
His hairline receding the slight overbite
他的发际线又往上退了一点
He picked up the razor to begin his shaving and thought
拿起剃刀开始刮脸 想着
I wish I was different
我多么希望我跟他们不一样
I wish I was stronger
再壮一点
I wish I was thinner
再瘦一点
I wish I didn't have this nose
不该长这样的鼻子
These ears that stick out remind me of my father
向外支楞的耳朵让我想起父亲
And I don't want to be reminded at all
而我一点也不愿想起
The final disappointment
他失望极了
Harry looked in the mirror thinking of Vincent Van Gogh
哈利照着镜子想起文森特 梵高
And with a quick swipe lopped off his nose
这样快速一击削去鼻子
And happy with that he made a slice
不错 他还想
Where his chin was
再在下巴上切去一片
He'd always wanted a dimple
一直都还想要个酒窝
The end of all illusion
这所有幻想的最后
Then peering down straight between his legs
把目光径直移向腿间
Harry thought of the range of possibilities
哈利想到一系列可能
A new face a new life no memories of the past
一张新面孔 一份新生活 不要一丝过去的记忆
And slit his throat from ear to ear
割开了喉咙 换了个面容
Harry woke up with a cough
哈利咳嗽着醒来
The stitches made him wince
缝线的疼痛使他抽动了一下
A doctor smiled at him from
医生微笑着看着他
Somewhere across the room
从房间另一端的某个地方走过来
Son we saved your life
孩子 我们救了你
But you'll never look the same
但是你再也不会像以前那样了
And when he heard that Harry had to laugh
当哈利听到这些 他笑了起来
When he heard that Harry had to laugh
当哈利听到这些 他笑了起来
Although it hurt Harry had to laugh
虽然很疼 哈利却笑了起来
The final disappointment
这最终的失望